Sentencing was delayed on Monday for Annette Mobley in the Marion County cruelty to animals case because her attorney is ill. Ms. Mobley was convicted in January of two felony counts of cruelty to animals.(Feb 27, 2007)

Major League Baseball's top steroids investigator has urged Giants star Barry Bonds and other players tied to the BALCO drug scandal to submit to interviews and turn over their medical records, The Chronicle has learned. But Bonds' lawyer said Sunday... (Feb 27, 2007)

Lawyer: Bonds Won't Cooperate With Steroids Probe (KFOX 14 El Paso)

The lawyer for Giants slugger Barry Bonds says he will not cooperate with baseball's steroids probe by turning over medical records and submitting to interviews.(Feb 27, 2007)

Lawyer: Bonds Won't Cooperate With Steroids Probe (KRXI-TV Reno)

The lawyer for Giants slugger Barry Bonds says he will not cooperate with baseball's steroids probe by turning over medical records and submitting to interviews.(Feb 27, 2007)

A lawyer was arrested Monday on charges of stealing at least $500,000 from clients involved in real estate transactions.Gwenerva Cherry stole from a company that was in bankruptcy, two people who were trying to buy homes and two clients who wanted to invest in the purchase of a group of Brooklyn apartments, prosecutors said.(Feb 27, 2007)

State Attorney Wants More Police In High Crime Areas (First Coast News)

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Depending on where you live in the city, you are either safe or struggling to be safe. State Attorney Harry Shorstein calls it a tale of two cities. "It all depends on your home address," said Shorstein to members with the Downtown Rotary Club.(Feb 27, 2007)

PHILADELPHIA A federal judge agreed today to appoint a new lawyer for the older brother of Philadelphia Mayor John Street. That's because the attorney initially appointed for T- Milton Street Senior said she and her client could not agree on a legal strategy.(Feb 27, 2007)

Westmoreland County fires lawyer (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

A lawyer who worked for Westmoreland County was fired Monday, days after he was accused by the federal government of bilking funeral expenses from customers who paid in advance for caskets and burial vaults.(Feb 27, 2007)

Michigan U.S. Attorney Announces Resignation; Democrat Says It Could Be Forced (Law.com)

Michigan's first female U.S. Attorney says she is stepping down, prompting speculation that she is the latest in a wave of resignations forced by the Bush administration. Margaret M. Chiara, 63, said Friday she would resign her position effective March 16, but did not say why. Seven other U.S. Attorneys have been forced to resign in recent months. Democrats have accused the Bush administration of ...(Feb 27, 2007)

CHILTON, Wis. Steven Avery's defense attorney chipped away at a D-N-A analyst's testimony today, forcing her to admit her own D-N-A had contaminated a test and her tests could not rule out the possibility that evidence was planted.(Feb 27, 2007)

LINCOLN - Lincoln Mayor Beth Davis denied Monday that the city is ignoring the state's attorney's allegations of police incompetence, including one case in which he said police waited outside while a woman was being stabbed.(Feb 27, 2007)

Lawyer: Priest not legally wed (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

LOUISA -- The Catholic priest accused of embezzling money from two parishes is not legally married to the woman he lived with in Spotsylvania County, his lawyer said yesterday.(Feb 27, 2007)

Lawyer: DNA agreement reached on Brown (AP via Yahoo! News)

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — A lawyer for James Brown's partner says an agreement has been reached over obtaining DNA samples from the late soul singer's body.(Feb 27, 2007)

Mississippi attorney Paul S. Minor and two former judges sought to subvert the judicial system for their own gain, using "subtle but cunning deception," a lawyer for the U.S. attorney's office claimed Monday during opening statements in the U.S. District Court trial.(Feb 27, 2007)

Lawyer: DNA agreement reached on Brown (AP via Yahoo! News)

A lawyer for James Brown's partner says an agreement has been reached over obtaining DNA samples from the late soul singer's body.(Feb 27, 2007)

Lawyer: DNA agreement reached on Brown (AP via Yahoo! News)

A lawyer for James Brown's partner says an agreement has been reached over obtaining DNA samples from the late soul singer's body.(Feb 27, 2007)

LINCOLN - Lincoln Mayor Beth Davis denied Monday that the city is ignoring the state's attorney's allegations of police incompetence, including one case in which he said police waited outside while a woman was being stabbed.(Feb 27, 2007)

RIVERSIDE - A man accused in the August 2005 beating death of a 3-year-old boy in Rubidoux is only guilty of one thing -- failing to call police, his attorney told a Riverside jury on Monday.(Feb 27, 2007)

PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge agreed Monday to appoint a new lawyer for the older brother of Mayor John F. Street after the attorney initially appointed for T. Milton Street Sr. said she and her client could not agree on a legal strategy.(Feb 27, 2007)

Bonds lawyer limits role in steroid probe (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

As long as Barry Bonds remains the focus of a possible perjury indictment, the San Francisco slugger cannot cooperate with Major League Baseball's steroid investigation, his lawyer told ESPN.com yesterday.(Feb 27, 2007)

LAWYER QUITS MILTON'S CASE (Philadelphia Daily News)

THE LAWYER representing T. Milton Street on fraud and tax-evasion charges got the green light from a federal judge yesterday to quit the case.(Feb 27, 2007)

Will Maslow, 99; noted civil rights lawyer (Los Angeles Times)

NEW YORK — Will Maslow, a former leader of the American Jewish Congress and a civil rights lawyer noted for his efforts on behalf of minorities, has died, a director of the organization said Monday. He was 99. (Feb 27, 2007)

City attorney known for integrity (Rocky Mountain News)

The stolen-computer investigation surrounding Denver City Attorney Larry Manzanares has baffled friends and colleagues who know him as a hard-working, well-respected judge who made community service a priority.(Feb 27, 2007)

The relationship between colleges and the student loan industry has come under investigation by New York's Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo, who has launched a nationwide inquiry into apparent unethical practices behind school's bank preferences when refering to alternative loans.(Feb 27, 2007)

Milton Street seeking new lawyer (Courier-Post)

A federal judge agreed to appoint a new lawyer for the older brother of Mayor John F. Street after the attorney initially appointed for T. Milton Street Sr. said she and her client could not agree on a legal strategy.(Feb 27, 2007)

Access to public documents maintained by the Midland County Clerk's Office will remain open, but residents will no longer be able to freely browse through the materials due to an opinion issued last week by state Attorney General Greg Abbott.(Feb 27, 2007)

Lawyer: DNA agreement reached on Brown (AP via Yahoo! News)

A lawyer for James Brown's partner says an agreement has been reached over obtaining DNA samples from the late soul singer's body.(Feb 27, 2007)

Lawyer: DNA agreement reached on Brown (USA Today)

A lawyer for James Brown's partner says an agreement has been reached over obtaining DNA samples from the late soul singer's body. Lawyers for Brown's trustees wanted DNA samples to help sort out several paternity claims made against the singer since he died two months ago.(Feb 27, 2007)

U.S. Attorney in Nashville to present enforcement awards (Tennessean)

Federal prosecutors in Nashville will present awards Wednesday to 35 local, state and federal law enforcement officers in a ceremony at the Nashville Downtown Public Library Auditorium, according to a press release. Craig Morford, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, will present the United States Attorney Awards for Excellence in Law Enforcement during the 2 p.m. ...(Feb 27, 2007)

Lawyer: DNA Agreement Reached on Brown (The Houma Courier)

A lawyer for James Brown's partner says an agreement has been reached over obtaining DNA samples from the late soul singer's body. Lawyers for Brown's trustees wanted DNA samples to help sort out several paternity claims made against the singer since he died two months ago.(Feb 27, 2007)

A lawyer for the families of four men who spent decades in prison for a murder they didn't commit said the FBI considered their lives "acceptable collateral damage" in the fight against organized crime.(Feb 28, 2007)

BOSTON - The FBI considered the lives of four men who spent decades in prison for a murder they didn't commit "acceptable collateral damage" in the fight against organized crime, a lawyer...(Feb 28, 2007)

Lynne Stewart is a radical attorney with a history of defending controversial people. Now, she's appealing her conviction for helping Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, the suspected mastermind of the first attack on the World Trade Center.(Feb 28, 2007)

Lawyer Argues for Parents' Right to Sue (RedNova)

By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON - Parents should not be forced to hire a lawyer to sue public school districts in federal court over the special education needs of their children, the lawyer for parents of an autistic child told the Supreme Court Tuesday.(Feb 28, 2007)

Editorial Calls For City Attorney's Resignation (ABC 7 Denver)

The city attorney is under criminal investigation after a stolen laptop was found in his possession.(Feb 28, 2007)

AIKEN, S.C. - A lawyer for James Brown's partner says an agreement has been reached over obtaining DNA samples from the late soul singer's body. Lawyers for Brown's trustees wanted DNA...(Feb 28, 2007)

Attorney Stabbed Inside Courtroom (The Boston Channel)

A defendant is accused of stabbing his attorney inside a Dedham, Mass., courtroom. (Feb 28, 2007)

Lawyer Argues for Parents' Right to Sue (Washington Post)

WASHINGTON -- Parents should not be forced to hire a lawyer to sue public school districts over their children's special education needs, the lawyer for parents of an autistic child told the Supreme Court Tuesday.(Feb 28, 2007)